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Request for Proposal REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL Issued on: 04/16/2021 RFP #: US2223-Reports to CRS for UNCRC Kenya Contract: One Award for Services Proposal Due: May 4, 2021 CRS Background Catholic Relief Services – United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (CRS) was founded in 1943 to serve World War II survivors in Europe. Since then, CRS has expanded in size to reach more than 130 million people in more than 100 countries on five continents. For over 75 years, our mission has been to assist impoverished and disadvantaged people overseas, working in the spirit of Catholic social teaching to promote the sacredness of human life and the dignity of the human person. Although our mission is rooted in the Catholic faith, our operations serve people based solely on need, regardless of their race, religion or ethnicity. Within the United States, CRS engages Catholics to live their faith in solidarity with the poor and suffering people of the world. Clarifications Questions must be submitted via e-mail to [email protected] with CC to [email protected], no later than close of business 04/20/2021. The RFP number indicated above must be included in the subject line of all emails. Responses will be provided to all known bidders. CRS is under no obligation to respond to questions that are not received prior to the deadline. Proposal Deadline All proposals must be received by CRS no later than [11:59 PM for electronic submission] May 4, 2021. The RFP number indicated above must be included in the email subject line. Modification If at any time prior to award CRS deems there to be a need for a significant modification to the terms and conditions of this RFP, CRS will issue such a modification as a written RFP amendment to all competing offerors. No oral statement of any person shall in any manner be deemed to modify or otherwise affect any RFP term or condition, and no offeror shall rely on any such statement. Such amendments are the exclusive method for this purpose. RFP US223 Reports to CRS Resulting Award As a result of this solicitation, CRS anticipates entering into an agreement with the selected vendor early May 2021. Any resulting agreement will be subject to the terms and conditions contained in Annex 1. Payment Terms Winning bidders will be expected to invoice CRS within 30 days of assignment completion. Payment is due Net 30 from the day on which CRS receives an invoice. Proposal Guidelines, Requirements, and Timeline Bidders will be required to submit two proposals, electronically, the technical proposal and a cost proposal. All proposals must be signed and valid for a minimum of sixty (60) days. Your proposal should provide basic information about your Company/Individual and relevant service offerings. Proposal Requirements As part of the technical proposal, applicants should remit their CV along with those of any proposed team members, along with maximum 10-page proposal illustrating the technical approach. The technical approach should contain, at a minimum, a framework and a clear set of detailed learning questions that will adhere to the framework. A common approach to compare the three models, and the data requirements needed to compare the models. Proposal Timeline RFP Launch April 16, 2021 Bidder Questions to CRS April 20, 2021 Q & A Document to Known Bidders April 22, 2021 Complete Proposal to CRS May 4, 2021 RFP Award May 2021 Evaluation Criteria In evaluating the proposals, CRS will seek the best value for money rather than the lowest priced proposal. CRS will use a two-stage selection procedure: a. The first stage will evaluate the Technical Proposal. CRS will review the proposals and may ask follow-up questions should refinements be RFP US2223 – Reports to CRS necessary. CRS may schedule conferences with RFP finalists who in the judgment of CRS have submitted competitive proposals. b. The second stage will be the evaluation of Cost Proposals for those proposals that pass the Technical Proposal evaluation. CRS is not bound to accept the lowest or, any proposal, and reserves the right to accept any proposal in whole or in part and to reject any or all proposals. CRS shall not be legally bound by any award notice issued for this RFP until a contract is duly signed and executed with the winning bidder. Terms CRS reserves the right to cancel this solicitation at any point and is under no obligation to issue a contract as a result of this solicitation. CRS will not reimburse any expenses related to the preparation of any proposal related materials, or delivery. RFP US2223 – Reports to CRS REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS STATUS REPORT ON CHILDREN WITHOUT PARENTAL CARE IN KENYA AND DRAFTING OF A SHADOW REPORT TO THE KENYAN COMBINED SIXTH AND SEVENTH PERIODIC REPORTS TO THE U. N. COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD Background Kenya is a State Party to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) which it ratified on 30 July 1990. Upon ratification, Article 44 of the Convention obligates State Parties to submit an initial report after two years, and periodic reports every five years thereafter. Kenya submitted its first periodic report in 1998, its second report in 2004, and the combined third, fourth and fifth periodic reports in 2015. The Committee considered Kenya’s latest report on 21 January 2016 and adopted the concluding observations on 29 January 2016. Kenya is set to submit its combined sixth and seventh periodic reports latest 1 September 2021. The preamble of the UNCRC is emphatic that the family is “the fundamental group of society and the natural environment for the growth and well-being of all its members and particularly children”. It further emphasizes that “the child, for the full and harmonious development of his or her personality, should grow up in a family environment, in an atmosphere of happiness, love and understanding.” Article 20 is explicit that “a child temporarily or permanently deprived of his or her family environment, or in whose own best interests cannot be allowed to remain in that environment, shall be entitled to special protection and assistance provided by the State.” Such a child shall be accorded alternative care which “could include, inter alia, foster placement, kafalah of Islamic law, adoption, or if necessary, placement in suitable institutions for the care of children.” Despite these clear provisions, a review of past UNCRC concluding observations on Kenya, family environment and alternative care have not been extensively addressed. This may be attributable to the fact that shadow reports to the Committee by non-state actors have similarly not been comprehensive on this aspect of child rights. About Changing The Way We Care (CTWWC) CTWWC is a global initiative designed to promote safe, nurturing family care for institutionalized children or children at risk of child-family separation. This includes strengthening families and reforming national systems of care for children, including family strengthening, family reintegration, development of alternative family-based care. CTWWC implements within a context of growing interest in care reform, and as a result of a growing global understanding that institutional care of children is a significant problem that will be best addressed through collaboration between national, regional and global stakeholders to develop alternative care systems supportive of family care. RFP US2223 – Reports to CRS Under its strategic objective 3: Globally, commitments are shifted in international development practices and resource redirection (financial, human material) towards promoting family care and reducing reliance on orphanages, CTWWC seeks to ensure that, inter alia, “Global care reform sector including global and regional bodies, civil society, donors, faith and other actors collaborates and is informed by learning and evidence.” With particular link to the extensive work that CTWWC has undertaken in Kenya since 2018, the outputs under this assignment will inform Kenya’s combined sixth and seventh state reports to the UNCRC. The resultant shadow report will be a resource for The CRC Committee as it reviews Kenya’s State report and the resultant concluding observations. Objectives The overall objective of the consultancy is to prepare a comprehensive status report on implementation of the rights of children without parental care (CWPC) in Kenya and draft a shadow report to Kenya’s combined sixth and seventh periodic report to the UNCRC. More specifically the consultant will: • Locate the rights of CWPC in the overall continuum of child rights in Kenya. • Provide a comprehensive review of legal, policy, regulatory, institutional, programmatic, and funding landscape on the rights of CWPC in Kenya. • Review the status of implementation of concluding observations of the UNCRC and other Conventions relating to the rights of CWPC in Kenya. Methodology The main approach to this assignment will be a contextual desktop review and key informant interviews targeting both state and non-state actors. The Key informant interviewees will be proposed by the consultant and ratified by Changing The Way We Care (CTWWC). With this knowledge, the consultant will be expected to thoroughly review all relevant national and county level policies, legislations, plans, programs and their implementation thereof. Specific activities and deliverables This assignment will be completed as enumerated here-below. Key area Activities Deliverables Initial engagements to Discussions on the methodology discuss the deliverables. and scope of the assignment Inception report Comprehensive desk Drafting the analytical report on review/Interviews/ critical CWPC in Kenya and draft shadow analysis report Draft report Written and oral Stakeholder input to the Validation by stakeholders feedback Revision of the analytical Consolidation of the stakeholder report and shadow report input Revised reports Final review and incorporation of Final version of the Finalization of the reports final input discussion paper RFP US2223 – Reports to CRS Application Requirements Applicants must submit the following documents: • Letter of interest containing the statement of candidate’s experience undertaking similar assignments.
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